We Are Your Hot Air Balloon Public Relations Partner...

Hot Air Marketing LLC is ideally suited for activating your growth-oriented businesses public relations needs in a variety of sectors including retail, retail-oriented health care, medical, fitness, consumer services, and consumer-packaged goods. Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, we offer national brand, agency, and in-house experience to your growing business.Hot Air Marketing is led by Brian Hoyle, an FAA certificated commercial hot air balloon pilot and a consumer marketing strategist with more than 25 years of accomplishments in driving revenue and brand value. Brian has worked with many great brands, large and small, over the years including: Wrangler Jeans, Duke University Men's Basketball, NHL Carolina Hurricanes, Special Olympics World Summer Games, Time Warner Cable, Marithé & François Girbaud Jeans, Duke Children's Hospital, AmerLink Log Homes, Home Team Sports Network, Rich SeaPak Foods, Eye Care Associates, WTVD-TV (ABC Affiliate), and Holland Grills.Mr. Hoyle's background on the client and agency side of the consumer engagement equation offers your brand or agency the ideal partner to launch your hot air balloon related public relations campaign.You've read this far? Thank you. If you really don't want to do the form thing and you want to talk about how we can put one of our balloons to work with and for your brand, or you want to do an interview or talk about the branded entertainment concept we're working on... let's talk. Call 919.848.7955.

Hot air balloon pilot Brian Hoyle gives an interview to a Travel Channel crew about the best festivals in America.

Brian Hoyle at a Memorial Day hot air balloon festival.

Pilot Brian Hoyle gives a talk about what it's like to fly in a hot air balloon during a community festival event sponsored by Tanger Outlets.

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Prior to launching Hot Air Marketing, Mr. Hoyle served as director of marketing at North Carolina-based Eye Care Associates. As part of the practice's executive management team for more than 12 years, he developed and directed the overall marketing/branding strategy transforming the practice from being a local leader to being among the twenty largest optical businesses in the United States. Prior to joining Eye Care Associates, he worked with Rockett, Burkhead & Winslow (RBW) in account services and public relations capacities during the agency's growth period when it became largest independently-owned, integrated marketing agency in the Southeast.

Brian is currently the managing member of The Hoyle Company LLC a marketing consulting and coaching firm organized to serve the marketing needs of businesses in the retail, retail-oriented healthcare, and consumer services sectors.

Brian began his career in the broadcasting industry. His vocal talents have been used nationally and internationally for television, radio, training and corporate branding videos, as well as for corporate presentations, IVR systems, and "explainer videos." From 2005-2015, Brian served as the voice of PNC Arena, home of the NHL Carolina Hurricanes. He's known for other sports as well including USA Rugby. Brian is often asked to speak or emcee business, community and charity events throughout the region.

Having a passion for community service, Brian currently serves as the Board President of Project Uplift USA a non-profit 501(c)(3) community service organization dedicated to honoring Gold Star families, youth education and helping post 9-11 military families adapting new mobility challenges through accessible ballooning experiences. Brian is nine-year past member of the Triangle Region Chapter of the American Red Cross, where he served as the board development committee chair, communications chair and maintained continuous service as a Clara Barton Society Member. In 2016, Mr. Hoyle was recognized for his commitment to strengthen our nation and communities through volunteer service with "The President’s Volunteer Service Award" from President Obama.

Brian is past president of the Triangle Radio Reading Service. Served on the 25th Anniversary Triangle Heart Ball Executive Committee for the American Heart Association. He has raised monies and awareness for arts education through the Wake Education Partnership. He served as a public relations and special market advisor to the Games Organizing Committee and Special Olympics International developing the 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games, the world's largest sporting event that year.